Proposal. Register exchangable programms in basesystem as ports.

[Han <han@mijncomputer.nl>]

Hi,

Some yada you all know.

OpenBSD is focusses on a secure default install. The default install
consists off a working set off free software under the BSD licence.
Not all software has been develloped by the OpenBSD teammembers but
they do have full authority to the code. And thats why they have to
consider the license under which the sourcecode is distributed.
Furthermore they need to have a complete set off software.

Now as a mortal user I have my own likes and dislikes for software and
what I consider to be neccesarry on my system. I am not limmited by
any license because I do not want to redistribute my system.

Off course I have the freedom to install whatever I like on my OpenBSD
install. The ports assist you and if there is no port on can get the
sourcecode and compile it.

But I also have to take in account that I have to apply patches to
software that I am not using.

Now proposal:

I would like it if exchangeble programms in the basesystem were
registered just like a port/package.  Meaning if I don't want to use
sendmail I can simply remove it with:
pkg_delete sendmail-x.y
And install the postfix port for example, which is a completely usable
alternative to sendmail.


Cya, Han.